大学英语(4)（ 第2次）

第2次作业

一、单项选择题（本大题共80分，共 40 小题，每小题 2 分）

1. I owe a great deal to my coach. Without his encouragement, I ( ) my goal.

A. will never have achieved B. needn''t have achieved C. mustn''t have achieved D. would never have achieved 2. We don''t need a car, ( ). A. and neither can we afford it B. neither we can afford it C. and we can neither afford it D. neither can afford it

3. I'm afraid I've rather ( ) the house this week so it's a bit of mess.

A. ignored B. neglected C. forgotten D. left out

4. If I hadn''t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you( ) now.

A. couldn''t have smiled B. didn''t smile

C. wouldn''t be smiling D. won''t smile

5. He ( ) his toys all over the floor and I had to pick them up. A. used to scatter

B. is used to scattered C. used to scattering D. scatter

6. The agency is more ( ) with making arty ads than understanding its clients（客户）. A. concern B. concerned C. concerning D. to concern

7. The last half of the nineteenth century ( ) the steady improvement in the means of travel. A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed

8. They want to know what to study, or whether it''s okay to drop out of college since ( ) is what I did.

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A. that B. what C. whose D. this

9. We gave up the house, because of( ) considerations. A. economic B. economical C. economy D. economics

10. He ( ) his toys all over the floor and I had to pick them up. A. used to scatter

B. is used to scattered C. used to scattering D. scatter

11. If his father ( ) him to go into law, he would have pursued his dream of being an archeologist A. has not persuaded B. did not persuade C. had not persuaded D. does not persuade

12. There are good novelists, ( ) the terrible flood of bad novel and poor work. A. despite B. however C. although D. anyway

13. She has to go to work punctually tomorrow, ( ) she give up watching the football match transmission during midnight. A. but B. or C. and D. so

14. I had planned to leave Guangzhou ( ) the morning of the 20th, but the take-off was postponed till the late afternoon because of the weather. A. in B. on C. at D. for

15. As a child, I wore what my mother gave me or the ( )from my sister.

A. hands-me-down B. hand-me-down C. hand-me-downs

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D. hands-me-downs

16. It was not very long ( ) scientists applied the technique to other species. A. while B. then C. before D. after

17. He spent the whole night thinking over ( ) Mr. Smith had said at the meeting. A. all what B. which C. all D. that

18. Although it''s a big company, the director knows all the staff ( ).

A. with name B. by name C. on name D. to name

19. ( ) all her friends and our relatives agree, Mother is warm-hearted, loving and generous. A. That B. As C. Which D. What

20. I had planned to leave Guangzhou ( ) the morning of the 20th, but the take-off was postponed till the late afternoon because of the weather. A. in B. on C. at D. for

21. They will stay in the city, ( ) they will move to the suburbs. A. so B. but C. or D. nor

22. In high school there were periods ( ) I was highly focused on writing software. A. where B. when C. that D. which

23. We gave up the house, because of( ) considerations.

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A. economic B. economical C. economy D. economics

24. Leaders of the two countries hold the view that the national visit will ( ) understanding between their people. A. foster B. raise C. educate D. civilize

25. ( ) makes the employment situation worse is that the present

unemployment problem mainly results from the fact that the unemployed come from areas of low job skills. A. Which B. What C. That D. One

26. If I had had time, I ( ) some letters A. would write B. wrote C. write

D. would have written

27. We don''t need a car, ( ). A. and neither can we afford it B. neither we can afford it C. and we can neither afford it D. neither can afford it

28. The lecture given by Prof.Hope on the American culture was so interesting. You ( ) it. A. don''t have to miss B. needn''t have missed C. shouldn''t miss

D. shouldn''t have missed

29. ( ) to the park, the dog was very excited. A. Being walked B. Walking

C. Having walked D. walked

30. They have been working on the project for seven months, by the end of the year they ( ) it. A. have finished B. will be finished C. will be finishing D. will have finished

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